The newest coaster is up and running at Six flags. I love wooden coasters and this one didn't disappoint.
We got to the park prior to opening. As the rope dropped at 10 am, we joined the throngs of people towards the section of the park. We had consulted a map and found the quickest route to the entrance gate.
The employees were enforcing a no running policy, but many people were jogging/speedwalking to get there. The shortest route involved waking through the arcade. However, the employees were mopping up in there, so anyone that was running definetely had to walk.
We got to the entrance with a smallish group and the corral que wasnt' filled. By our approximation, it was about a 1/2 hour wait. The coasted only did one test run as we were waiting and everyone was amazed on how fast the lift hill was. The coaster looked smooth and sounded fantastic. The limited themeing in the loading area was some rustic looking spanish posters and some painted Spanish words (caliente)
We got in line and waited and waited. Finally at 10:10 the first run was allowed into the entrance lines. The security guard would not allow others to go up on the entrance steps so we waited until two loads were finished.
Finally, at 10:40 it was our turn. The operators had to allow a few empty runs before they allowed others on. My son and I got the 2nd to back last row, my daughter and husband got a near middle row.
There is a lap bar and seatbelt. The cars were styled in a train style (similiar to the Runaway train cars in color/style). After a check of all restraints we were off!
First is a small strip and then the lift hill. This was an amazing hill because of how fast it went up. There was no true anxiety and it was extremely smooth. The air time from the initial hill was amazing. Then we went into a wonderful series of track. There was an amazing section that went from another smallish hill to a banked curve. It was fantastic and very thrilling.
I love wooden coasters and this one didn't disappoint.
As we exited the ride we saw how long the line was. The rumor was that it was a 2-3 hour wait.
We got to the park prior to opening. As the rope dropped at 10 am, we joined the throngs of people towards the section of the park. We had consulted a map and found the quickest route to the entrance gate.
The employees were enforcing a no running policy, but many people were jogging/speedwalking to get there. The shortest route involved waking through the arcade. However, the employees were mopping up in there, so anyone that was running definetely had to walk.
We got to the entrance with a smallish group and the corral que wasnt' filled. By our approximation, it was about a 1/2 hour wait. The coasted only did one test run as we were waiting and everyone was amazed on how fast the lift hill was. The coaster looked smooth and sounded fantastic. The limited themeing in the loading area was some rustic looking spanish posters and some painted Spanish words (caliente)
We got in line and waited and waited. Finally at 10:10 the first run was allowed into the entrance lines. The security guard would not allow others to go up on the entrance steps so we waited until two loads were finished.
Finally, at 10:40 it was our turn. The operators had to allow a few empty runs before they allowed others on. My son and I got the 2nd to back last row, my daughter and husband got a near middle row.
There is a lap bar and seatbelt. The cars were styled in a train style (similiar to the Runaway train cars in color/style). After a check of all restraints we were off!
First is a small strip and then the lift hill. This was an amazing hill because of how fast it went up. There was no true anxiety and it was extremely smooth. The air time from the initial hill was amazing. Then we went into a wonderful series of track. There was an amazing section that went from another smallish hill to a banked curve. It was fantastic and very thrilling.
I love wooden coasters and this one didn't disappoint.
As we exited the ride we saw how long the line was. The rumor was that it was a 2-3 hour wait.
